Giao

given name · Latin script

Meaning: to hand over

Used for both men and women· registers list it under both sexes; no split published

(measured from records)Officially recorded in 16 countries

/jaw˧˧/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Giao is a given name used for both men and women, written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 372K(measured from records)
  • SESweden1 in 785K
  • FIFinland1 in 1.1M

carrying the name, as counted by each country's national register. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

894 people, 2020

Record sources
131 (measured from records)

corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling

strongest: highest-authority source

1 in 372K (inferred from the name graph)

United States

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin

(measured from records)

to hand over

Cited for this meaning 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world

(measured from records)

Giao counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Giao is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States8941 in 372K499Giao131
SE Sweden131 in 785K13—1
FI Finland51 in 1.1M27—1
DK Denmark51 in 1.2M5——
CZ Czechia21 in 5.4M2—1

894 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register); DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); MVČR — living population register 2017. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way

(inferred from the name graph)

Giao is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Canada

    Also written Gíao, Giào, Giaó, Giáo, Giảo

  • Spanish given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Brazil, El Salvador, Portugal

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Gião, Giăo, Gïao, Giáo, Giảo

  • Russian given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Ukraine, Canada

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

    Also written Жіан, Giăo, Gião, Giáo, Giào

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Gião, Giào, Giáo

  • French given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States

    Also written Gião, Giáo, Giào

39 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name

(measured from records)
1400160018002000Jiao Hong, b. 1540Jiao Bingzhen, b. 1689Jiao Ruoyu, b. 1915Chiao Chiao, b. 1943Peggy Chiao, b. 1953Leroy Chiao, b. 1960Jiao Zhimin, b. 1963Vincent Chiao, b. 1967Jiao Junyan, b. 1987Jiao Liuyang, b. 1991
  • Jiao Hongb. 1540not in their usual nameMing dynasty scholar and historian (1540–1620)
  • Jiao Bingzhenb. 1689CNnot in their usual nameChinese painter and astronomer (active 1689-1726)
  • Jiao Ruoyub. 1915CNnot in their usual nameChinese politician
  • Chiao Chiaob. 1943SGnot in their usual nameChinese actress raised in Taiwan and has Singapore/Hong Kong dual nationality
  • Peggy Chiaob. 1953TWnot in their usual nameTaiwanese film producer (born 1953)
  • Leroy Chiaob. 1960USnot in their usual nameAmerican astronaut and engineer
  • Jiao Zhiminb. 1963CNnot in their usual nametable tennis player
  • Vincent Chiaob. 1967TWnot in their usual nameTaiwanese actor
  • Jiao Junyanb. 1987CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress
  • Jiao Liuyangb. 1991CNnot in their usual nameChinese swimmer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them

(machine-generated)
FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence

(measured from records)

22 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 16 countries.

Official registers attesting Giao
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.)———

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Giao mean, and where does it come from?
to hand over Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Giao?
A machine transcription gives /jaw˧˧/ (IPA) for Vietnamese.
Is Giao a male or female name?
Giao is used for both men and women. National registers that list it by sex count it under both: United States (Census Bureau, 2020). We don't publish a percentage split.
In which country does Giao have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 894 people named Giao, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled giao.
Where is Giao most common?
Giao is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 372 thousand people carrying it.
How common is the name Giao?
In the United States, the national register counted 894 people named Giao in 2020, about 1 in 372 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Giao”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.

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